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five-year-old shayr mohammed's wrist was fractured and his arm burned when he was hit by shrapnel. his injuries have healed well. not all children are so lucky. this young boy had picked up what he thought was a toy, and it exploded in his pocket. by the time he arrived in emergency, there was nothing the doctors could do. "we live in a place where insurgents and police are shooting at each other all the time," his uncle told us. >> so the fighting is becoming more and more close to the capital, and it is becoming more intense. and this is very-- i mean, it's very worrying because it's very difficult to predict what is going to happen in the near future. >> reporter: as nato troops prepare to pull out in 2014, there are fears that the security situation could deteriorate further and that afghanistan's health care system will be overwhelmed. the u.s. has spent nearly $1 billion on health care here in the last ten years, but dr. strada told us there is little to show for it. >> what worries me is corruption in the health sector. i mean, if you look at the amount of international aid
five-year-old shayr mohammed's wrist was fractured and his arm burned when he was hit by shrapnel. his injuries have healed well. not all children are so lucky. this young boy had picked up what he thought was a toy, and it exploded in his pocket. by the time he arrived in emergency, there was nothing the doctors could do. "we live in a place where insurgents and police are shooting at each other all the time," his uncle told us. >> so the fighting is becoming more and more...
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reports from cairo, the vote on the constitution has become a referendum on egypt's islamic president, mohamed morsi. >> reporter: both sides of the egyptian political divide plan major marches and rallies this morning. government supporters are calling a yes vote on the referendum a vote for islam. the opposition is fragmented and far less organized and decided only a few days ago to vote no rather than boycott the ballot. the new constitution was drafted by the ruling islamist party and its hard-line political allies. the mainly secular opposition says the 63-page document does not represent all of egypt's 83 million people and tramples on the rights of minorities such as christians. a major problem is a lack of monitors. a significant number of judges have refused to supervisor the 13,000 polling stations so the voting will have to be held over two days first in major cities an then in the countryside. many egyptians are simply growing weary after two years of political turmoil. adding to their woes is the effect on the economy. the tourism industry has been hard-hit and the prospects of at
reports from cairo, the vote on the constitution has become a referendum on egypt's islamic president, mohamed morsi. >> reporter: both sides of the egyptian political divide plan major marches and rallies this morning. government supporters are calling a yes vote on the referendum a vote for islam. the opposition is fragmented and far less organized and decided only a few days ago to vote no rather than boycott the ballot. the new constitution was drafted by the ruling islamist party and...
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protestors for and against president mohammed morsi and the constitution clashing in the streets after a cleric urged a yes vote at friday prayers, he's not supposed to do that. rocks were torn, cars were torched, there were injuries and arrests. so far in cairo it has been quiet. the muslim brotherhood, promorsi forces gathering in one location in fairly big numbers. also behind us here in tahrir square and in the presidential palace the critics of the constitution and president mohammed morsi also gathering. so far the two sides have stayed apart. alisyn: is there anyway to proceed ticket what will happe predict what will happen this weekend? >> there are no polls right now. we have kind of an idea of what is going to happen. tomorrow it is the first stage of polling. one-half of the country will be going to the polls on this constitution. the other half will be voting a week from saturday. the polls will open at 8:00am. we are told that tens of thousands of troops will be mobilized. we are told that the polling material is going to the polling station and the judges will monitor but
protestors for and against president mohammed morsi and the constitution clashing in the streets after a cleric urged a yes vote at friday prayers, he's not supposed to do that. rocks were torn, cars were torched, there were injuries and arrests. so far in cairo it has been quiet. the muslim brotherhood, promorsi forces gathering in one location in fairly big numbers. also behind us here in tahrir square and in the presidential palace the critics of the constitution and president mohammed morsi...
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in khan el khalili marketplace, 60-year-old pensioner mohamed taha bemoaned the upheaval that has kept tourists and business away. >> ( translated ): we want life to go on. it doesn't matter if people say yes to constitution or say no. >> warner: but samer shehata says it may be hard for egypt to move on after the vote. if this referendum is adopted, is approved as expected, where does that leave egyptian society? >> it produces a very divided, polarized egyptian society, one in which many of those liberal secular voices will feel that the constitution is an illegitimate document, and that certainly is not healthy for democratic consolidation in egypt. >> warner: for an egypt still waiting for the promise of the revolution to be fulfilled in its citizens' daily lives, that would be a bleak prospect indeed. we asked two experts to weigh in on the discontent in egypt. read their responses on "the rundown." >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: a gunman walked into an elementary school in newtown, connecticut and killed 26 people, including 20 children. the killer then co
in khan el khalili marketplace, 60-year-old pensioner mohamed taha bemoaned the upheaval that has kept tourists and business away. >> ( translated ): we want life to go on. it doesn't matter if people say yes to constitution or say no. >> warner: but samer shehata says it may be hard for egypt to move on after the vote. if this referendum is adopted, is approved as expected, where does that leave egyptian society? >> it produces a very divided, polarized egyptian society, one...
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it is not made public, but one official says waterboarding used on khalid sheikh mohammed didn't help find usama bin laden and were actually counter productive to the war on terror. we're joined by mike baker, a former cia operative. we're mentioned this report was passed along partisan lines in this committee. there is controversy about it. your thoughts? >> it shouldn't be any surprise the civil liberties groups and democrats on the committee jumped on board with this and republicans did not. there appear to be, this is part of this is speculation, seems if they went through the report and calling it an independent report but i do believe it was partisan, there were some things omitted. there were a lot of interviews that weren't done with people directly involved but, you know, continues sort of the drumbeat that took place for years during the previous administration, during the bush administration by democrats and people on civil liberties side, they grab the high ground. they said look, you either talk and chat to a detainee, you know, try to win them over and get information, o
it is not made public, but one official says waterboarding used on khalid sheikh mohammed didn't help find usama bin laden and were actually counter productive to the war on terror. we're joined by mike baker, a former cia operative. we're mentioned this report was passed along partisan lines in this committee. there is controversy about it. your thoughts? >> it shouldn't be any surprise the civil liberties groups and democrats on the committee jumped on board with this and republicans...